Overview

• The exercise, which runs from June 16 to June 27 under the Integrated Defence Staff, marks a major national-level cybersecurity drill
• A gamified format puts participants through real-world threat simulations to test analytical and defensive cyber skills in high-pressure scenarios
• A Chief Information Security Officers conclave features expert speakers and culminates in an immersive table-top exercise merging leadership and technical response
• The initiative follows recent incidents like the defacement of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited’s website, underscoring gaps in defence infrastructure security
• The Defence Cyber Agency plans to hold these drills regularly as part of the ministry’s broader modernisation drive prioritising cyber among nine critical focus areas